1992 Lancia Delta Reviews

1992 Lancia Delta Integrale EVO1 2.0 turbo 16v from Netherlands

Summary:

As if it just came off a rally stage

Faults:

After 8000 kilometers my gearbox fell apart. A "gearbox specialist" fixed it for me. It took them more than three months to get my gearbox repaired. Some parts have to come from Italy, so that takes some time. In all it was quite expensive. 13000 kilometers later my gearbox broke down again. To save some money I just took out the engine and gearbox and stored my delta in a barn. It will be 2006 before my baby is on the road again. But I'm not thinking of selling this rally legend. Never!

General Comments:

Good power, just a bit of an old turbo. More lag than a sierra cosworth.

Perfect handling. Corners better than a Porsche.

People stop in front of you and smile or point at you. Have you ever stopped for an Impreza!!!

General Comments:

I purchased my Integrale in 1996 after seeing a picture in CAR magazine. (I had bought an 8 Valve Integrale the year before, because it was cheap!) But I was new to the Integrale marque, so when I saw a picture of an Evo that was it, I must have one of them!

It is fantastic to drive, I have spent thousands on improvements, Arbarth chip, Racing head gasket, Tar-ox drilled & grooved disc's all round, nylon bushes ever where (they really do make a difference), LEDA coil-over shocks all round and more.

The car now has 270BHP and 300Lbs of torque (the Arbarth chip give 1.4 Bar of boost from 2400RPM), but is still fine in heavy traffic and around town.

A friend of mine sums it up best in his words " It looks like it was designed by Aliens!" I think he is right, it is a time less classic. With a fantastic racing history. Long live Lancia!